Ironing-machine.



D. M. COOPER.

xRoNINd MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV I4 1912.

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' n'. M. COOPER.

IBONING MACHINE, `APPLC/mou FILED Nevin. 191.2.

' Patented De.19,1916.

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D. M. COOPER. y IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOVA 14| 1912.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.l

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-f am @ma PATENT @WEE DANIEL MHCOOPER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW' YORK, assiemerro AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY COMPANY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, .ACORPORATIONOF OHIO.

IRONING-MACHINE. l

Specification of Letters Patent. Dec. 19, 1916. i

4Application led November 14, 1912. Serial No. 731,264.

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My invention relates. to improvements(ji'trr lroning machines, withreference partip'nvi,

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larly to the class ofmachinery employed pressing shirt bosoms, andembodying a stationary platen andmovable presser, the lating andretaining the garment, andit has for its object to provide a novelarrangement of parts for effectively clamping the` neck bands of varyingsizes.

Another object of my invention consists 1n providing a relativelymovable bosom board which is so connected to the adjustableelements ofthe neck band clamp that the neck band o'i2 the garment will alwaysmaintain' the same relative position on the board, the shoulder'and neckportions of the shirtdgeing always maintained at the same points 'of theboard.

.c A still further object of my invention reA sides in a novel form ofclamping mechanism for engaging' the lower end of the garment whereby itmay be stretched until it is Vtightly and smoothly held upon the boardand in means for locking the clamping device in engagement with the,garment until it is ready to be released. 3

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvementsand combina'- .tions of parts vall as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the endof the specification. c

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a longitudinal, sectional view of a portionof an ironing machine having embodied therein a preferred form of myinvention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 21h-2a of Fig'l; Fig.3 is a view in side elevation of the machine,

- with parts in section; Fig. 4 is a plan View -of the neck bandclamping means; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the neck band engaging devices;Fig. 6 is a similar view of the stationary neck band-engaging member;Fig. 7 band engaging member is providedy withv esignates the stationaryplaten, whibhA is engaged by a vertically movable presser adapted tocarry a garment, the presser being supported in bearings 2. The

ter being provided with means for support! presser embodies a support 3,above which is arranged the garment supporting` device or bosom board 4,the latter being slidable upon the' support. ATo this end,`the bosom.board embodies la base 5, provided with a nfthe iresent embodiment ofthe inven- ."ti'om l steam chamber 6, and carrying a 4toothed rack 7,which is engaged by a gear segment 8 mounted upon the shaft 9, thelatter being provided with an operating lever 10 Vfor moving the" bosomboard longitudinallyv of the support. In vorder to hold the board in itsadjusted position and lalso to return it to .normal position, the base 5carries spring actuated-mds 11 which are located on opposite sides ofthe support and are movable within `the guides 12. Upon the support 3are pivotally mounted spring controlled clutches 13 in engagement withthe rods 11', and. serving to hold the latter in their adjusted positionuntil released by the pawl 14, the latter being formed on a sleeve xedlymounted on the rock shaft 15, which maybe operated by the lever 16secured theretmf,

17 is a neck band engaging l'member which is stationary relatively tothe support and is mounted upon a post 18, the latter being attached asshown iii Fig.\,l,to the plate 19, secured in any suitable'mlanner tothe sup-v port, as by means of bolts 22. The base 5 of the bosom boardis .tlidable upon the plate 19, and has a dovetaiiled joint with thesupport 3 as shown lin Fig. 2.

Arranged upon the stationary neck band engaging member 17 is a' pair ofguideways 23 which are angularly disposed and receive the slides 24, thelatter forming parts of the adjustable neck band engaging devicesdesignated at 25. The stationary neck i curved flanges 26 adapted toengage the front portions ol the neck band while 27 are flanges on theadjustable neck band engaging devices which cooperate with the rearcorner portions ol the neck band and are movable forwardly andrearwardly to ei'ect close engagement with neck handset different sizes.For accomplishing this movement, the slides 24 Aare provided with pinsor projections 2S which engage slots 29 in the yoke member 30, thelatter being suitably attached to a standard 31 which is secured at yitslower end to the flange 32 of the base 5. It will be-noted that thebosom board is cut away at 33 to receive the post j 1S on which thestationary neck band engaging member is mounted. lVhen the adjustableneck band engaging devices are moved to accommodate a larger or smallerneck band, the bosom board is correspondingly moved, so that the rearedge of the board andthe rear edge of the neck band will always be insubstantially the same vertical plane as shown in Figs. 4 and Thisenables a shirt of any size to be pressed, while retaining the neck bandalways in the same relative position to the yoke and shoulder portionsof the garment, thus obtaining a regular and even pressing of any sizedshirt, and this eli'ect cannot be secured in a machine where the bosomboard is stationary.

34 is a clamp for engagement With the rear edge of the bosom board,which -is mounted upon a pivotally arranged arm 35,'

controlled by a lever 36. The lever 36 vis pivota'lly attached to a rod37 which is yieldably connected with the arm 35. The lever 3G, whenrocked on the post 33, locks the clamp 34 against the garment, and isadapted to be released at the instant that the bosom board andadjustable neck band engaging devices are returned to their normalposition. 'To this end, the lever 36 carries a tail piece 38 which isarranged in the path of a rod 39, the latter being pivotally connectedto an arm 40 carried by the aforementioned lever 16. When the latter isoperated to release the lbosom board, permitting it to be returned toits normal position through the action of the springs 41, rod 39 engagestail piece 38 of lever 36, rocking it over ,until the connecting rod 37passes thedead center or locking position, whereupon the clamp 34 isrel-eased by the action of the spring 42.

The garment is clamped at its lower end by means that may be adjustedwith relation to the bosom board so as to hold different sized garments,and with varying degrees oi tightness, and to this end I provideacarrying device 43 provided with guide rods 44 at opposite sides of theboard arranged tor movement 1n guides 45, the latter being suitablysecured upon the board and controlled by springs 46. The carrying device43 embodies a shaft 47 on which is journaled the upper clamping member4S) .designates an operating member for actuating the clamping members,which is iixedly mounted on the shaft 47, and carries an upwardlyprojecting portion engaging a spi-nig 51 arranged between it and theclamping member 4S. The shaft 47 has rigidly secured thereto at itsopposite end a sleeve'52 having an arm 53 supporting a spring 51 betweenit and the corresponding part of the clamping member 4S, both ol thesprings 51 being of the same Iconstruction. The lower clamping member isdesignated at 54, being mounted on the shaft 47 by means of the arms 55which are provided with downwardly extending ears 56 by which theclamping member is connected to the bosom board through links 57, thelatter being in turn secured to a shaft 5S, which is mounted instandards 59. The normal position of the clamping member 54 isdetermined by an adjusting plate 60 which is attached to the clampingmember by a set screw 61 operating through a slot 62. The position ofthe plate 60 is controlled by an adjusting screw 63 having threadedengagement with the arm 64 on an ear 56.

65 is a stop formed upon the clamping 9 member 48 and coperating withthe lug 66 on the operating member 49 to return the clamping member toits normal position shown in Fig. 8.

67 is a pivoted clutch coperating With the guide rod 44'to hold the samein adjusted position, and said clutch may be released by the lug 68mounted upon the -rock shaft 53, which is controlled in a manner whichwill presently be described. It Will be seen that when the operatingmember 49 is depressed, the springs 5l are compressed, forcing the upperclamping member inuo engagement with the lower clamping member. Afurther movement of the operating member effects a still closerengagement between the clamping members, while at the same time causingthem to move together in a downward direction as the guide rods 44 aremoved outwardly, until the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 3.

1n order to hold the clamping members in operative engagement, lockingmeans .are provided embodying a weighted locking device 69, carried bythe operating member,` and provided with a locking pawl 70 arranged toengage a coperating` recess in the plate 60. This locking means servesto hold the upper clamping member in close engagement with the lowerclamping member. Upon releasing theclutch 67, the parts return tosubstantially the position shown in Lacona;

mounted on the carrying device. This causes the lower end of the/lockingdevice to be raised, withdrawing the pawl 70- from` its recess, andpermitting thel upper clamping member to return to lts normal positionas in Fig. 8.

73 is a rod connected to the rock shaft 58 by a lever 74, and providedat its lower end r with the spring 75 which is arranged to be eachother, an operatingmember for actuating the clamping members, a lockingdevice carried by the operating member and operating to hold theclamping members in engagement, and releasing means arranged on thecarrying device and adapted to engage the locking member.

1 2. The combination witha support, of a bosom board'mounted on thesupport, a carrying' device movable longitudinally ofthe support,clamping members arranged on the carrying device,'an operating memberfor actuating the clamping membersand a locking device arrangedon theoperating member and coperating with one of the clamping members forholding them in engagement. i

`DANIEL M. COOPER. Witnesses:V v

JOHN KANE, ELsm E. Gouw.

